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A Vibrant Platform At The Service Of Cluster Organisations

The European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) is an action of the Cluster Internationalisation Programme for SMEs funded under COSME launched by DG GROW of the European Commission in 2016.
The ECCP provides networking and information support for clusters and their members aiming to improve their performance and increase their competitiveness through trans-national and international cooperation.

About Cluster Organisations

This is the stage on which cluster organisations present themselves - their structures, services, experiences and above all, their interest in cooperation with peers. We invite you to explore this diverse cluster community, identify your potential cooperation partner and show the world what you are good at - by profiling your organisation !

What is ESCP-S3 ?

The European Strategic Cluster Partnerships for smart specialisation investments (ESCP-S3) are transnational cluster partnerships that support cluster cooperation in thematic areas related to regional smart specialisation strategies and to increase the involvement of the industry in the context of the Smart Specialisation Platform for Industrial Modernisation.

What is ESCP-4i?

The European Strategic Cluster Partnerships – Going International (ESCPs-4i) are transnational cluster partnerships that develop and implement a joint internationalination strategy and support SME internationalisation towards third countries beyond Europe.

What are ESCPs ?

The European Strategic Cluster Partnerships have been launched by the European Commission as effective means of supporting cross-border collaboration for the benefit of SMEs with the ultimate goal of boosting economic growth and competitiveness in Europe.

About matchmaking events

ECCP organises inter-European matchmaking events, as well as opportunities for you to meet your peers from other countries – either in EU or abroad. Find also additional international matchmaking opportunities promoted here.

About European Cluster Initiatives

As an information hub, ECCP collects and structures a wide variety of information relevant for cluster organisations from various European programmes and initiatives like the ones below.
These are supporting in different ways the interaction between clusters and for driving the competitiveness of European businesses. We offer you here the unique opportunity to find out more about the most relevant cluster-related projects and what you can learn from them. Or, why not, cooperate with them!

EaP Plus

The project 'STI International Cooperation Network for Eastern Partnership Countries Plus (EaP PLUS)' aims to stimulate cooperation between researchers from the EaP countries and EU MS and enhance the active participation of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries in Horizon 2020 Framework Programme.

Building on the results of the predecessor FP7 project 'IncoNet EaP', the project will eliminate remaining obstacles to EU-EaP STI cooperation through a number of innovative and targeted actions. Amongst others, the project has also dedicated actions targeting the promotion of the research-innovation interface and supporting communities of excellence (i.e. co-patenting analyses, clustering schemes, promotion of the technology platforms concept to EaP countries.)

The cluster landscape in EaP countries is still in the initial phase of development, despite expressions of political will and initiatives aiming to cluster policy makers, association of businesses, innovative enterprises and academia (such as the light technology cluster established in Belarus that started in January 2015; the innovative agro-clusters initiatives in Ukraine; etc.). In this framework, EaP PLUS aims at strengthening clusters and cluster-like organisations in EaP countries by transferring EU’s good practices and facilitating sustainable inter-cluster cooperation between EU and EaP clusters or cluster like organisations.

These activities will be followed-up by a workshop involving the grant recipient clusters to share their experiences from collaboration with EU clusters under the scheme. The workshop will contribute to the preparation of a comprehensive report on the cluster activity and potential in EaP countries with emphasis on the collaboration between EU and EaP concerning clustering.

The project is open to synergies within its framework to support EU-EaP collaboration and the promotion of the clustering concept within the EaP countries. For any queries or synergy ideas, please contact with Dr. Serkan Karas serkan.karas@ceriss.eu (Project Manager) and Krisztina Dax k.dax@inno-group.com

ECCP News

Call Reference : EuropeAid/161515/DH/ACT/ Deadline for submission of concept notes* : 15/02/2019 at 12:00 (Brussels date and time) The global objective of this call for proposals is to contribute towards the development of sustainable and equitable economic growth models in the EaP countries, which can generate more investments and improve socio-economic conditions and employment opportunities for citizens...Read more

On July 11-12, 2018 Tbilisi hosted the workshop "Towards cluster collaboration between EU - Eastern Partnership countries" organised within the Eastern Partnership Countries Plus project (EaP PLUS). The event was an excellent opportunity for European cluster managers and experts to meet and exchange with colleagues from Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia and Moldova. The host of the event, Dr. Givi...Read more

The EaP PLUS project, funded by the European Union, just launched its first cluster grant scheme ! The EaP PLUS Grant Scheme (2017) is designed to enhance EU-EaP research and innovation partnerships through cluster and cluster-like organisation cooperation. The scheme aims at strengthening clusters in EaP countries, transferring the EU’s – and, when relevant, the EaP countries’ - good practices, and...Read more

A EAP PLUS success Story: How the EaP PLUS Project has helped the establishment of a new cluster management organization in Georgia, the Georgian Clusters National Platform. By Dr. Givi Kochoradze, Member of the EaP PLUS project Consortium and EC ICT NCP Αt the Prague Summit of May 2009, the Eastern Partnership (EaP) with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine was inaugurated with the...Read more

ESCP-4i News

MOVE project was presented during the annual meeting of the Balkan and Black Sea ICT Clusters’ Network, Budva, Montenegro The annual meeting of the Balkan and Black Sea ICT Clusters’ Network was held on 28 – 30 September 2016 in Budva, Montenegro. Balkan and Black Sea ICT Clusters Network was launched in April 2014. The main goal of the Network is to create framework to intensify collaboration of ICT Clusters and ICT organizations in the Balkan and Black Sea region aiming to meet common challenges affecting business opportunities in the region. Members of the network are 20 ICT clusters and organizations...